Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Corrections Act 1986 - SECT 91

Disclosure of information

91. Disclosure of information



(1) Except for the extent necessary to perform official duties, an officer
must not disclose to any person except-

   (a)  a court; or

   (b)  the Minister; or

   (c)  the Secretary; or





   (d)  a Regional Manager; or

   (e)  with the authority of the Minister, Secretary or a Regional Manager;
        or



   (f)  the Ombudsman or the Ombudsman's officers-

information gained because of the officer's position as an officer or
contained in a record, return or report prepared by the officer under this
Act. Penalty: 5 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent an officer from recording, accessing,
disclosing, communicating or making use of any information referred to in that
subsection on a computerised database in the performance of official duties if
the Minister has given written authority under subsection (3) that applies to
the officer.

(3) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, authorise officers, or classes
of officers, specified in the authority, to record, access, disclose,
communicate or make use of, for the performance of their official duties,
information, or classes of information, of a kind referred to in subsection
(1) on a computerised database specified in the authority that is able to be
accessed by-

   (a)  officers; or

   (b)  persons holding a position within the meaning of section 30, other
        than as volunteers; or

   (c)  members of the police force.

(4) Nothing in this section prevents the recording or accessing and using of
health information within the meaning of the Health Records Act 2001 in
accordance with that Act.